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Strong singing rescues dramatically static 'Pearl Fishers' at Lyric
Chicago Tribune critic"The Pearl Fishers" is the opera the 24-year-old Georges Bizet had to get under his belt before going on to compose the masterpiece everybody knows, "Carmen." John Mauceri, the conductor for Lyric Opera of Chicago's new-old revival, got it right when...Tags: Poetry, Georges Bizet, Honeywell International Incorporated, Music Theater, Hinduism
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Yefim Bronfman's fingers of history
Special to The TimesNEW YORK -- When pianist Yefim Bronfman steps onto the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage Thursday night for the first of four consecutive concerts with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the moment will be weighted with musical history....Tags: Walt Disney, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Industry, Music Theater, Isaac Stern
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Review: Isabel Bayrakdarian and the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Special to The TimesOnce they've hit the big time, opera stars have often used their platforms to explore and promote their national heritages. Enrico Caruso belted Neapolitan songs, Jussi Björling sang Swedish songs, Jessye Norman performed spirituals, Plácido Domingo...Tags: Enrico Caruso, Music Industry, Music Theater, Massacres, Jessye Norman
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Messiaen Festival off to a rousing start
Chicago Tribune criticOlivier Messiaen would have been overjoyed by the opening weekend of the University of Chicago's Messiaen Festival in Mandel Hall, a 10-day feast of concerts honoring the centenary of the great French composer and modernist mystic. Messiaen himself was...Tags: Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Toru Takemitsu, Festive Event, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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NKorean defector gives piano recital at US State Department
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ A North Korean defector gave a piano recital Monday at the State Department, telling assembled diplomats and officials that the ability to freely listen to music from other countries can influence repressed North Koreans' view of the...Tags: Frederic Chopin, Defense Equipment, Benjamin Franklin, Folk Music, Diplomacy
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Conservative Democrat hopes to unseat Republican US Rep. John Sullivan in Oklahoma
Associated Press WriterTULSA, Okla. (AP) _ The political ad begins with classical music playing, then a picture of Republican U.S. Rep. John Sullivan. A voiceover says, "Career politician. Member of an exclusive country club." Flash to a shot of Southern Hills Country Club in...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Immigration, Demographics, Government, John Sullivan
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Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall
Times Music CriticAfter the final weeks of last season, chock-full of new and adventurous music; after conducting Mahler's extravagant Eighth Symphony at the Hollywood Bowl last month; and after Thursday night's surprisingly timely gala, Esa-Pekka Salonen has suddenly...Tags: Walt Disney, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Toru Takemitsu, Culver City
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Jazz master, Eustis native to bring their piano magic
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo well-known pianists will bring some music this month when they play on their grand pianos in grand style during events in Ocala and Eustis. Jazz veteran Dick Hyman, whose career stems from the early 1950s, will perform during Appleton Museum of Art's...Tags: Mount Dora, Arthur Penn, Scott Joplin, Music Industry, Woody Guthrie
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Goodbye, fiddle. Hello, podium
Chicago Tribune criticJaap van Zweden is about to make Chicago Symphony Orchestra history. The 47-year-old Dutch conductor, who is taking over this week's CSO subscription performances of Bruckner's Fifth Symphony from the indisposed Riccardo Chailly, is without doubt the...Tags: Vehicles, Music Industry, Chicago Symphony
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Gentler note in 'Aida' speaks volumes
Aida, the operatic equivalent of a widescreen, adventure-romance film, owes a large part of its lasting popularity to big scenery and volume. The second act Triumphal March, staged with or without battalions of supernumeraries and assorted zoological...Tags: Peabody Conservatory, Franco Corelli, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Music Theater, Mount Royal
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WHAT Pianist Igor Lovchinsky performs Bach, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. WHEN|WHERE 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Southampton Cultural Center, Pond Lane INFO $15, students under age 21 free; 631-287- 4377, southamptonculturalcenter.org WHAT Chamber...Tags: Southampton
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'Celebrating Pavarotti'
It's hard to believe just over a year has passed since the world lost the great Luciano Pavarotti, arguably the greatest opera tenor the world has seen. The College of DuPage's New Philharmonic's "Celebrating Pavarotti" will pay tribute to Pavarotti's...Tags: Ottorino Respighi, Luciano Pavarotti, Glen Ellyn
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